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4 president’s letter Kristen Greenaway
5 currents • Winnie Estelle Turns 100
• Upcoming Exhibitions
• 2020 Festival & Events Calendar
• Docking Guide
9 lifelines Volunteer Profile: Bill Day
10 feature “A Terrapin in Every Pot" by Jenifer Dolde
15 curator’s corner Finding Beauty in the Grit by Pete Lesher
16 feature Drawn from the Depths by Kate Livie
22 on the rail • Delaware: Restoration
progresses to re-framing
• Maryland Dove: Framing continues as
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23 calendar • Member Nights
• Programs
• Special Events
spring/summer 2020
On the cover: An Early Dispatch, a watercolor painting
by Steven Lush, will be featured in the American Society
of Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition, opening to the
public at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Friday,
May 29, 2020. Learn more about the exhibition on page 6.
Left: Pictured is Vasa, a Swedish warship constructed in the
1600s, the focal piece of The Vasa Museum in Stockholm,
Sweden. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s
Joe Connor and Sam Hilgartner visited the museum last fall
in an attempt to ensure that CBMM’s construction of the
new Maryland Dove will be as historically accurate
as possible. Read more on page 13.
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president’s letter
I am so very, very proud of every
individual—volunteer and staffer—who
makes it a personal and professional
priority to spend their time,
energy, and effort here at
CBMM.
I N THIS LETTER TO YOU, I want to take the opportunity to reflect on
and recognize all our volunteers and staff. We have 284 registered
volunteers, and in many respects, we couldn’t stay open without
this crew. Each year, they give us around 28,700 hours of their
invaluable time, which is the equivalent of 14-and-a-half full-time staff.
In February, we held our annual Volunteer Fair, with the appropriate
staff touting their departments as possible areas of volunteer
interest—the library, collections, IT, Shipyard, Charity Boat Donations,
gardens, maintenance, education, front-line greeters, Winnie Estelle
and floating fleet crew, front desk, guest services, special events,
sustainability, etc. In every single department at CBMM, there are
many, many volunteers working tirelessly—for you.
We currently have 61 full-time staff. That’s double the number from
when I started mid-July 2014. I passionately believe that the staff
at CBMM is the strongest, most cohesive team in its 55 years.
There’s an inherent sense of purpose, of interconnectivity between
departments, of belief in our mission, and a drive to make this place
the premier maritime museum, with an accompanying premier and
authentic experience—for you.
Soundings magazine recently did an interview with me—they
described perfectly what’s happening here at CBMM as “hard-
charging efforts… These ambitious professionals seem to put their
hearts and minds into their work. As a result, people like you and
I [the editor] reap the rewards.” The writer also penned, “… the
museum has reached a dynamic moment that’s palpable.”
I am so very, very proud of every individual—volunteer and staffer—
who makes it a personal and professional priority to spend their time,
energy, and effort here at CBMM, and to create the amazingly in-
depth programming available to you. This summer, come and meet
us, and take advantage—reap the rewards!—of everything that is
happening, at your Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. ★
KRISTEN L. GREENAWAY
President
T hey say most workboats are built to last a person’s
lifetime, but that’s not exactly the case for Winnie
Estelle, a 1920 buyboat that turns 100 this year and is
showing no signs of hanging up her hat anytime soon.
Built in 1920 by Smith Island native Noah T. Evans and
named for his two daughters, Winnie Estelle has had more
life experiences than many people, let alone boats. Evans
himself was just an occasional boatbuilder; his principal
occupation was operating buyboats. Despite his experience
with buyboats, after her initial licensing under his name with
the customs house on Aug. 28, 1920, Winnie didn’t stay with
Evans long. The boat was sold to Gus Forbush of Crisfield in
1922 and changed hands six or seven more times to watermen
up and down the Bay over the years. Her last owners on the
Chesapeake were Smith Islanders Watson Marie Marshall,
or “Shug,” and his son Eugene “Gene” Marshall. They bought
Winnie Estelle in 1960 and frequently took her across the Bay
to pick up fish scraps for rendering, to sell oysters, or to travel
to the waterfront fish market in Washington, D.C.
During those decades, Winnie continued to operate as
a buyboat, though a few unverified stories of extracurricular
activities abound—news clippings from The Philadelphia
Inquirer even describe her as a rum runner during Prohibition
that was captured in 1931 off the coast of Norfolk, Va.
In the 1970s, Winnie headed to Belize to work for a few
years as a coastal trading boat. There, she was eventually
purchased and refurbished by Jerry McDermott, who planned
to use the buyboat to haul lumber from Honduras. After
only one trip, though, the government of Belize banned the
importation of lumber, and Winnie was repurposed to host
“party cruises and good times—many good times,” according
to a 1991 article in The San Pedro Sun.
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A Centennial Celebration: Winnie Estelle Turns 100
Above: In Belize, Winnie Estelle worked as a party boat offering charter cruises
instead of serving in her original role as a buyboat. Photo gift of Mara Pollero.
Collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, MS 124.
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BUILT: 1920, Crisfield or Smith Island, Md.,
by Noah Evans
LENGTH: 64 ft, 9 in (19.78 m)
BEAM: 16 ft, 3 in (4.97 m)
DRAFT: 3 ft, 6 in (1.09 m)
WINNIE ESTELLE
Island Life: Changing Cultures,
Changing Shorelines
April 3–Aug. 30, 2020 | Van Lennep Auditorium
Works by photographer Jay Fleming reveal how
the changing environment is affecting the cultures
and shorelines of inhabited and formerly inhabited
offshore islands in the Chesapeake.
Adze to Whittling Knife: Chesapeake
Boatbuilders as Decoy Carvers
April 18, 2020–March 7, 2021 | Waterfowling Building
Chesapeake Bay-area craftsmen produced boats—
and decoys—that were regionally distinctive.
Boatbuilding was often a full-time occupation, and
decoy carving was more typically a sideline. A few
boatbuilders used the same carpentry skills to
produce both boats and decoys. From the prolific
decoy carvers of the Susquehanna Flats at the
northern end of the Bay, to carvers whose production
was much more limited, some of the Chesapeake’s
most shapely decoys came from the hands of carvers
who made their principal living building watercraft for
fishermen, hunters, or boaters.
American Society of Marine Artists
18th National Exhibition
May 29–Sept. 8, 2020 | Steamboat Building
On the heels of the American Society of Marine
Artists’ 40th anniversary, the ASMA biennial
exhibition is a juried selection of paintings, drawings,
sculptures, scrimshaw, and hand-pulled prints
submitted by members. The ASMA 18th National
Exhibition will include work by many of the nation’s
most prominent contemporary marine artists.
At that time, Winnie’s age began to show and her engine
failed, though she still spent a few more years carrying goods
as a barge towed behind other boats. Winnie’s story almost
ended for good in 1985, when (still with no working engine) the
boat grounded on a reef north of San Pedro, Belize, and was
abandoned. But a year later, she got lucky when a man named
Roberto Smith found her floating and decided to give her a
new purpose.
Smith realized that with a little maintenance, Winnie could
again be repurposed as a charter boat. Eventually, Smith
rebuilt Winnie sustainably with durable tropical hardwoods.
And, in 1990, Winnie found herself offering island cruises with
comforts like excursions to snorkel the barrier reef and sip rum
punch under her newly installed sun shade.
Winnie stayed in Belize until 2012, when she returned
to the Chesapeake Bay. In 2014, the buyboat was given
yet another lease on life when she was purchased for the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. At CBMM, Winnie is run
by a volunteer crew and tasked with taking guests on tours
of the Miles River, serving as an on-the-water classroom for
educational programs, and hosting private charters. ★
Above: This donated photo may show Winnie Estelle after the buyboat’s
anchor line broke in 1985 and it was grounded on the mud flats north of San
Pedro, Belize. Photo gift of Mara Pollero. Collection of the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum, MS 124.
CBMM's closure due to COVID-19 will
impact some of the following dates.
Please visit cbmm.org for updates.
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival
2020 Annual Festivals + Special Events
Festival admission rates apply. CBMM members
and their guests enjoy reduced pricing.
Standard CBMM admission rates apply. CBMM
members and their guests enjoy reduced pricing.
With the exception of certified service dogs, pets
are not permitted on CBMM grounds during
special events and festivals. To learn about our
daily pet policy, visit cbmm.org.
Carry-on alcohol is strictly prohibited at all events
where alcohol is available for purchase.
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the
event. Advance festival tickets can be purchased
online at cbmm.org.
Credit cards will be accepted at the door for
admission. Festival-goers are encouraged to
bring cash for use inside the gates. An on-site
ATM is located in the Museum Store.
Guests are encouraged to take photos
and video of their visit to CBMM.
CBMM photographs festivals and attendees for
promotional use. Permission to use is implied by
your visit to CBMM.
For more information, visit cbmm.org.
Before You Arrive…
Maritime Model Expo
Big Band NightRain Date: Sunday, July 5
Maritime Day & Blessing of the Fleet
Antique & Classic Boat Festival & Arts at Navy Point
Watermen’s Appreciation Day
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Charity Boat AuctionPreview Day: Friday, Sept. 4
Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XXXVII
FRI & SAT, OCTOBER 2 & 3
OysterFest
POSTPONED
SAT & SUN, MAY 16 & 17
SUNDAY, MAY 17
FRI & SAT, JUNE 19 & 20
SATURDAY, JULY 4
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Unless otherwise noted, all events listed are on as of time of publication, but may be subject to change. Visit cbmm.org for the latest information.
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power, climate-controlled showers, and the free use of
bicycles. Our campus has recently been refreshed with new
exhibitions and enhanced, faster Wi-Fi access for CBMM
marina guests.
Our Boaters Guide has also been updated with changes to
marina guidelines and overnight and hourly docking policies,
all designed to enhance the boater experience. The updated
guide, found at cbmm.org/docking, includes important
policies covering holidays and festivals.
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Make your group marina reservations today
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and special events.
I IT’S PRETTY EASY TO TELL IF BILL DAY has been on the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s campus on any
given day—just look for the donuts. A crew member on
Winnie Estelle, Day (and the signature dozen donuts he
brings with him for each shift) has been a CBMM staple
for a while now: a Salisbury native, he first joined CBMM as a
member in 1969. He started volunteering after going through
his first round of docent training in 2007.
“I know a little something about boats; I know a little
something about sailing on the Bay…and I don’t mind
speaking in front of people,” Day said. “You put these three
things together, and it kind of made a fit to be a docent at the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.”
Day’s knowledge of the Bay and its boats and waterways
dates back even further—he says he’s “been messing around
in boats on the Chesapeake Bay” since he was 5 years old
and has sailed “everything from penguins to log canoes to
40-footers to, at one point in time, a 12-meter.”
That love of boating eventually led Day to a career as
a naval architect for the U.S. Navy and to earn the rank of
fellow in the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers.
It’s also what led him to CBMM in the first place, finding here
two artifacts he holds very near and dear to his heart—Judy,
a penguin class sailboat that’s part of CBMM’s small craft
collection, and Martha, the 1934 Hoopers Island draketail in
the floating fleet.
“I raced penguins competitively—as a matter of fact,
I won the North American championships one year in the
penguin class … so Judy is number-one on my list,” Day said.
He attributes his love of Martha to a familiarity with that style
of workboat developed during a lifetime of sailing the islands
and rivers of the Chesapeake.
After retiring from the Navy, Day decided to take
his involvement with CBMM a step further and become
a docent. He’s served as an interpreter at Waterman’s
Wharf and onboard both Winnie Estelle and the buyboat’s
predecessor, Mister Jim. He particularly enjoys crewing during
cruises to watch log canoes races, having spent one summer
sailing one himself, and getting the chance to talk to guests
about the importance of the Bay. And, in 2015, his worlds
collided a bit when he was asked to redesign a boat CBMM
was commissioned to build in its Boatshop.
“I’m still a naval architect,” Day said. “That’s what I’m
about—I just love boats.” ★
lifelines
Volunteer Profile
Bill DayBy Bethany Ziegler
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“A Terrapin in Every Pot” The Rise and Fall of a
19th-Century Food Trendby Jenifer Dolde
A TERRAPIN IN EVERY POT,” promised gubernatorial
candidate Howard W. Jackson in 1938, echoing
Herbert Hoover’s successful slogan on the eve of
the Great Depression 10 years earlier. Jackson’s
bid was unsuccessful, but his winning opponent nonetheless
pledged funds to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory’s
diamondback terrapin hatching project in Solomons. The new
program placed some 5,000 baby terrapins up and down the
Bay for several years, but laboratory founder Dr. Reginald V.
Truitt credited the decline in the popularity of terrapin stew for
the resurgence of the reptile.
Like most food trends, diamondback terrapin stew
seemed to rise in popularity all at once, the clamor fading
away after a generation. A lithograph documenting this unique
seafood harvest—now part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum’s collection—appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated
Newspaper in 1879, showing African-Americans pulling up
turtles from shallow, marshy waterways using a net and
gathering them from pens or pounds where they had been
raised from hatchlings. Fyke nets were another method of
trapping turtles, but the drag was the most effective, similar
in function to an oyster dredge and pulled by a sailing vessel
such as the terrapin smack. Terrapin season ran from mid-
autumn until mid-spring, while the creatures hibernated in the
muddy flats just a few inches from the surface.
Diamondback terrapin, culinary experts asserted, was
superior in flavor to its turtle cousins because it fed particularly
on fresh fish, crabs, and wild celery in the “clean salt” of the
marshes. “President Cleveland gets terrapin from Baltimore,”
Harper’s Weekly reported, “and so do all the rich entertainers
of this country and Europe. Many New Yorkers get prepared
terrapin by the barrel.” A rivalry developed over the proper
way to make terrapin stew: the Philadelphia way, as served
by the Rittenhouse Club, or the Maryland way, popularized
by chef Frank H. Hambleton of the Maryland Club. In 1893,
a throwdown between the two clubs resulted in a win for
Maryland. The Baltimore style eschewed embellishments such
as sherry and eggs in favor of simple butter, salt, and pepper.
By 1888, Harper’s Weekly estimated that the annual
terrapin catch of more than 600,000 would be valued at
one and a half million dollars, joining canvasback duck and
oysters as one of the Chesapeake’s most desirable delicacies.
Over-harvesting quickly became a problem. “Diamond-back
Left: Drawing portraying netting, which involved attaching a weighted net
to a stake driven into a terrapin resting area, then drawing the bottom of
the net closed by drawing a narrowing circle and pulling the catch into the
boat. Lithograph, Maryland: The Industries of Chesapeake Bay—Raising
and Catching Terrapins, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Sept. 13, 1879.
Collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 2019.19.2.
Above: By 1888, Harper’s Weekly estimated that the annual terrapin catch
of more than 600,000 would be valued at one and a half million dollars,
joining canvasback duck and oysters as one of the Chesapeake’s most
desirable delicacies. Drawing, Diamond-back terrapin, by John White, 1585-
1593. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
“
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terrapins were once very numerous, but alas! Pot-hunters have
slain their thousands and tens of thousands,” wrote DeCourcy
W. Thom of Baltimore in the Feb. 19, 1898 issue of Forest and
Stream. Encouraged by prices of $78 per dozen, commercial
harvesting by net, dredge, and seine had decimated the
population within 20 years of the terrapin’s meteoric rise to
culinary popularity.
Terrapin “farming,” which involved penning terrapin
caught in the summertime and raising them to marketable
size, threatened the overall health of the species and produced
an inferior meat. While lamenting the situation, Thom—
then chairman of the Maryland Game and Fish Protective
Association—concluded his article by recommending the
passage of a law regulating the legal size of the terrapins
caught and prohibiting confining them in pens. He then
followed this resolution with a recipe on the best way to
prepare terrapin. It was another example of the tension
between sport and subsistence fishing and commercial
harvest for profit.
By the 1920s, gourmands’ appetite for the slightly passé,
but still enjoyable, delicacy continued, until Prohibition laws
restricted the availability of sherry, Madeira, and champagne—
Above: Drawing portraying a turtle “farm,” where terrapins grew in
confinement. Lithograph, Maryland: The Industries of Chesapeake Bay—
Raising and Catching Terrapins, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper,
Sept. 13, 1879. Collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 2019.19.2.
Left: A terrapin smack was a V-bottom, gaff-rigged vessel similar to
a sharpie or Chesapeake flattie, developed in the 1880s and used for
harvesting oysters and terrapin. Drawing, Terrapin smack, artist/source
unknown. Howard I. Chapelle Collection, Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum, 0901.0663.
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whether added to terrapin stew or consumed with it. This,
along with the scarcity of the terrapins, raised prices as high as
$128 per dozen, making the dish hard to find and unaffordable.
H.L. Mencken sniped in the early 1900s: “The fact is that the
terrapin, once so plentiful that it was fed to the hogs...has long
since faded into a golden mist…. The average Baltimorean...
eschews the terrapin for the same reason that he eschews
yachting…”
The terrapin stew trend faded into obscurity on the
popular scene, remaining an old-time specialty on local tables
and making its way into cookbooks seeking to document
culinary traditions. Philip Stieff’s 1932 cookbook Eat, Drink &
Be Merry in Maryland contained a small chapter discussing the
preparation of terrapin, characterizing it as a simple dish that
nonetheless took experience to prepare and season properly.
The key, according to his experts, was to use freshly caught
terrapin, not too large or old, to pick over meat carefully and
discard less tender portions, and to season gradually. “At times
sherry wine is added just before the terrapin is served...but this
is not the manner of the true lover of terrapin. Wine, sherry or
Madeira...is an essential accompaniment but it should not be
added as a flavor.” Times had changed, but the insistence on
simplicity had not.
Diamondback populations rebounded after the terrapin
stew craze subsided. Chesapeake fishermen continued to
harvest them during the November-to-April season through
the 1980s, though the local market had bottomed out. In 2006,
the season was shortened to three months, and the annual
catch was just 10,500 turtles, sold mostly to Chinese markets,
fueled by a familiar appetite for terrapin stew. The following
year, trapping diamondback terrapins—the Maryland state
reptile since 1994—was outlawed, with conservationists citing
declining habitats and the terrapins’ role in preserving salt
marshes and preventing erosion. These days, anyone wanting
to re-create the fad dish of the 1880s will have to substitute
snapping turtle in their pot. ★
“When the crabs of the
Chesapeake have soft shells,
we ensnare them, fry them
and feast upon them. When
their shells grow hard, we
boil them and feast upon
them. When they disappear
we turn to the oyster, and
between times we nourish
our systems with the
strawberry, the Ann Aranel
watermelon, the cantaloupe,
the diamondback terrapin,
corn on the cob, tomatoes,
Blue Mountain peaches,
smelts, corncakes, turkeys
and canvasback ducks.
Maryland is always well
fed. Hence the beauty of
its women and the noble
presence and flashing eyes
of its men.”
H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Sun, Sept. 3, 1906
“I have been a big fan of the Chesapeake
Bay Maritime Museum since I first moved
to St Michaels a few years ago...so much so
that I quickly became a member and started
volunteering the very next year so I could
share my love of CBMM with our guests.
Now I’ve taken the next step and included
CBMM in my estate planning. It’s a lasting
way to help support CBMM’s mission, and
maintain and continue its
vital work well into the future.
And it’s heartwarming to know that my
legacy will be an enduring part of CBMM
and the community.”
Frank Carollo
Lighthouse Legacy Society
Over the past 55 years, the Chesapeake
Bay Maritime Museum has created a
lasting legacy; we are the world’s leading
institution dedicated to exploring and
preserving the history and environment
of the Chesapeake Bay through authentic,
hands-on experiences.
Making a planned gift is an exceptional
way to show your support and
appreciation for CBMM and its mission
while accommodating your own
personal, financial, estate planning, and
philanthropic goals. With smart planning,
you may actually increase the size of your
estate and/or reduce the tax burden on
your heirs. Just as importantly, you will
know that you have made a meaningful
contribution to CBMM.
Please contact us for assistance or
to discuss your personal situation
and objectives.
Liz LaCorteVice President of Advancement 410-745-4956 [email protected] cbmm.giftplans.org
Your planned gift to CBMM fortifies our foundation and builds your Chesapeake legacy.
Above: This oil painting by Fred Craig, Sparrows Point Anchorage Morning,
will be featured in the American Society of Marine Artists 18th National
Exhibition, which opens to the public at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum on Friday, May 29, 2020.
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THE PORT OF BALTIMORE links the region and
America to the world through coastwise
and international trade. Shipping activity in
Baltimore, among the 20 busiest ports in the
United States, takes place largely out of the
public view. Ranked 14th in total tonnage, 11th
for container traffic, and first in automobiles, Baltimore’s
port facilities are a vital and growing part of the region’s
economy. As working waterfronts closer to the center of the
city were transformed for tourism, boating, and residences,
port facilities moved downstream, a pattern replicated in
other older port cities. Dundalk Terminal, located just north
of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, is now the largest in the port,
handling both containerized shipping and roll-on/roll-off
vehicle cargos, and ships drawing as much as 45 feet.
Artist Fred Craig captured beauty in the grittiness of
this port setting in his painting Sparrows Point Anchorage
Morning. The Key Bridge arcs across the background in hazy
morning light while a ship moves in the channel. On the left,
two more await their berths to discharge and load cargo.
Sparrows Point to the south, former home to the onetime
largest steel mill in the world and an accompanying shipyard,
now lies largely empty, occasionally seeing a ship loading
scrap metal for recycling.
Craig knows this world well, visiting crews aboard
ships every week as a volunteer for Baltimore International
Seafarers’ Center and offering help and an occasional
ride for shopping ashore. He explored this world further
by sailing aboard a car carrier from Italy to Dundalk. His
painting evokes those experiences and elevates the ships,
their work, and their presence in our ports to our attention.
Sparrows Point Anchorage Morning is one of 110
artworks selected for the American Society of Marine
Artists 18th National Exhibition, which opens to the public
at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Friday, May
29. The juried art exhibition covers a range of marine art
genres, from seascapes and harbor scenes to naval scenes,
historical scenes, yachting, and marine life. The artworks are
executed in a variety of media, from oil, watercolor, gouache,
acrylic, mixed media, and pastel paintings to graphite
and etching and sculpture in bronze, stone, or scrimshaw.
The exhibition will fill the galleries of CBMM’s Steamboat
Building through Sept. 8. ★
curator’s corner
FindingBeauty
in the Grit by Pete Lesher
How Maritime
Archaeology and a
17th-Century Shipwreck
Are Making Their Mark
on Maryland Dove
by Kate Livie
Drawn
from
the
Depths
In the fall of 2019, the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum’s lead shipwright,
Joe Connor, and lead rigger, Sam
Hilgartner, made an epic wooden
boatbuilding journey. Their pilgrimage
took them to Sweden, where they had the
opportunity to learn about 17th-century
shipbuilding in the most immersive way
possible—by observing and exploring an
actual Swedish warship constructed in the
1600s. Called Vasa, the ship is remarkably
intact, despite being just shy of 400 years
old. That’s because it spent most of those
centuries on the bottom of Stockholm
harbor, sunk in a busy shipping lane—not
a bad place to survive, it turns out, thanks
to preservative qualities of the Baltic’s cold,
brackish waters.
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Much has changed about our greater understanding of
historic shipbuilding because of shipwrecks like Vasa and
their rediscovery by modern maritime archaeology. When
William Baker drew up the plans for the 1970s build of Historic
St. Mary’s City’s first Maryland Dove, he was largely drawing
upon painstaking archival research and historic sleuthing. But
the evolution of maritime archaeology as a science-based
discipline has greatly advanced in the 20th and 21st centuries,
thanks to technology like submarines, scuba equipment, and
remotely operated underwater vehicles. Adding decades of
research from experts at HSMC to the ability to explore and
excavate entire wrecks like Vasa has vaulted our knowledge of
the maritime world of the past from conceptual to physical—
and for vessels like the new Maryland Dove, it allows us to
recreate elements from the past like rigging and construction
with a time-traveler’s expert eye.
For Connor and Hilgartner, the trip to see Vasa was
more than just boatbuilding tourism. It provided the chance
to really “look under the hood” to better understand how
17th-century ships were constructed, learn what materials
were used, and confront some of their own assumptions or
misconceptions about shipbuilding in the 1600s. The trip
also included a couple of days at another world-renowned
institution, the Roskilde Viking Museum in Denmark, where
the CBMM team dove deeper into the early history of
European boatbuilding by looking at the museum’s collection
of original and recreated Viking vessels. For Connor and
Hilgartner, it was an opportunity to understand the deeper
context of European boatbuilding in Roskilde’s own working
shipyard, and from there to see how those concepts evolved
during the Great Age of Sail.
Their guide was Dr. Fred Hocker, head of research for
Vasa Museum and a world-renowned maritime archaeologist.
Hocker had been involved with the Maryland Dove project
since the beginning stages, when CBMM sought his expert
guidance in order to make the plans for the modern re-
creation more historically accurate and engaged him as
its design advisor for the build. And, after a conversation
between Hocker and CBMM President Kristen Greenaway
at the 2019 International Conference of Maritime Museums
Above: Below the deck of Vasa, Joe Connor studies the preserved 17th century
ship’s timber joinery and construction methods.
Below: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Lead Rigger Sam Hilgartner, left,
examines the rigging of Vasa, a preserved Swedish war ship from 1628, with
Fred Hocker, Director of Research at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
conference at the Vasa Museum, it was decided—Greenaway
would send members of the Maryland Dove team to glean
as much hands-on information as possible for the build by
exploring one of the only 17th-century ships still in existence.
It was an unparalleled chance to explore a vessel
contemporary to the original Dove—constructed by one of
the two European nations that dominated the 17th-century
maritime world—and to compare and contrast the boatbuilding
styles favored by the British and the Dutch. Though Vasa was
built on the orders of then King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden,
her builders were Dutch-born master shipwrights whose
origins showed in their construction philosophies.
“It was amazing to get on something that was actually
built in 1620, right about the same time as Dove,” said Connor,
“And to see the quality of workmanship and how they were
putting everything together. As a marine archaeologist, Fred
Hocker was our guide, and as we went through Vasa, he was
able to point out the differences in Dutch construction versus
British with shipwreck evidence of all the things he was
explaining.”
One of the major differences between British and
Dutch shipbuilding in this era, Connor discovered, was
how organically the Dutch approached ship construction
where the British sought uniformity. “Similar to Chesapeake
boatbuilding, the Dutch valued using all of the wood,” said
Connor. “The pieces weren’t uniform dimensions, they
included sapwood in their materials, but their definition of a
well-built ship was to use all of your materials the best way
you could.” This was in contrast to the meticulous British
vessels of the era, which had standardized forms all of the
Below: A photo of a tapestry in the collection of the Roskilde Viking Museum
in Denmark shows early boatbuilders and a selection of the hand tools they
used in their construction, many of which are not too different from those being
used today in the construction of the new Maryland Dove.
same dimension—something that Hocker explained would
have produced large amounts of wasted materials.
Once in the hull of Vasa, Connor found that some
of the construction methods challenged his own ideas
about historic boat construction. “I definitely had some
misconceptions about 17th-century whole molding,” Connor
said. “The shipbuilders had worked out a lot more than
we had given them credit for and used some very precise
equations to shape the vessel.” Connor also saw some period
timber joinery methods that could easily translate to the
new Maryland Dove. “For lack of a better term, I’m calling
it a moled half-lap joint, and it ended up changing a lot of
how we have approached the joinery to date,” he said. “It’s
how we put the keelson on, it’s how we’ll end up joining the
waterways, king plank, a good portion of the boat. Inside
Vasa, it was everywhere. It adds a locking feature, almost a
transverse load effect over successive big timbers.”
Hilgartner also made his own discoveries as he
investigated rigging artifacts in the Vasa Museum’s
archives. “With Fred Hocker, we went down into the
collections and met with their collections archivists,” he
said. “What I saw as I looked at their collections was really
a comparative difference between what they were doing in
the 17th century and what I’m doing with
19th- and early 20th-century building styles.”
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Post-trip, CBMM created and released
a YouTube series of eight episodes
documenting Sam & Joe’s Excellent
Adventure. Through photos, footage of
experiences like sailing a replica Viking
ship, and unscripted recaps of their
day, the pair brings viewers of all ages
along on a lighthearted overseas journey
that combines fun and education on
boatbuilding and historic ship design.
These episodes are an opportunity for
CBMM shipwrights to show the world
how the importance of passing down old-
world skills and knowledge in boatbuilding
is just as important as the build itself.
The full series, which has reached more
than 50,000 viewers on social media, can
be found on CBMM’s YouTube page at
youtube.com/CBMMorg1965.
Sam & Joe’s
Excellent
Adventure
Hilgartner was particularly struck by the older rigging
pieces and how highly specific they were to their function—
unlike more modern elements, which are made to be easily
swapped out, replaced, or used for multiple tasks. “The
rigging had these really purpose-built pieces, a much wider
variety of rigging hardware than you see on the later vessels
in CBMM’s permanent collection,” Hilgartner said, “And
now, there are going to be a lot of blocks and pieces of the
equipment and rig that come directly from our visit to Vasa.”
Even the lines on Vasa—which had also survived being
submerged for several centuries—were rich with historical
information that Hilgartner was able to bring back to the
Maryland Dove build. “There were certain types of lines that
were seen frequently in Northern Europe during the 17th
century that you often don’t see on replica vessels, and
we want to re-create those configurations with modern
materials—especially for things like the cables,” he said.
Hilgartner learned that narrower cables, like the ones used
on modern replicas of historic vessels, would rarely have
been used in the past. Rather, thicker cables were more
typical—and were often used to securely moor anchors.
“During the 17th century, ropewalks made regular three-
strand, right-hand laid rope in very, very large diameters, so
you could easily acquire rope of that size and build your own
cables,” Hilgartner said. “I’m really excited to have the chance
to work with cable on Dove, and because of what we saw at
the Vasa Museum, we’re primarily going to have right-hand
laid, three-strand rope on the vessel.”
Echoes of Vasa will sail again in the new Maryland Dove
when she returns to her homeport in Historic St. Mary’s City,
brought to life in her construction, rigging, and lines. For
Connor and Hilgartner, the trip was an opportunity to infuse
the new vessel with construction details that the original
builders would have recognized. This isn’t just a slavish
period-correct sensibility—many of these details won’t even be
noticeable to the public. Rather, it’s a way to pay tribute to the
skill and ingenuity of those boatbuilders across the centuries.
Connor and Hilgartner also hope it brings a little bit of that
time-travel magic they experienced at the Vasa Museum into
the build of Maryland Dove. “Seeing the actual excavated
wreck from centuries ago, understanding the way it operated,
its utility and construction, just made me think for a moment,
‘This is why I build boats. This is why I do this,’” Hilgartner said.
“Every aspect of my life in maritime culture, maritime trades,
came together into a whole. It was incredibly satisfying.” ★
Left: Blocks housed in the collection of the Vasa Museum in Stockholm,
Sweden will help inform the rigging and equipment created for the new
Maryland Dove by rigger Sam Hilgartner.
Maryland Dove
Ship’s frames now installed
JOE CONNOR, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM’S
lead shipwright and construction manager on the Maryland
Dove build, reports that the ship is fully framed, with the
transom and stem assembly installed and the project now
housed under a tent to protect it from the elements.
This past winter consisted of full live oak futtock
production as CBMM’s shipwrights took lofted patterns to
the wood pile to find adequate curves for the double sawn
grown frames. This summer, CBMM’s guests will see planks
being fit and steamed to the frame, as well as deck framing
taking shape. Some of the ship’s large bronze hardware
will be cast in June in conjunction with an upcoming metal
casting course planned through the Apprentice For a Day
program. Work on rigging and spars will begin in August.
Maryland Dove is Historic St. Mary’s City’s floating
ambassador and one of its most popular exhibits. The
ship design is based on the original Dove that sailed to
the Maryland colony with Ark in 1634. Dove was a small
ship used in shallow waterways along the coast while the
first colony and capital were being established. To learn
more about the ship’s past, present, and future, and to get
progress updates directly from CBMM shipwrights, visit
marylanddove.org. ★
Delaware
Delaware restoration progresses to re-framing
WORK ON DELAWARE BEGAN IN FULL FORCE this past fall/
winter in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s working
Shipyard with the removal and replacement of the 1912 river
tug’s keel, shaft log, horn timber, and stern post.
Once all of these pieces were roughed out and fitted
in the boat, CBMM’s shipwright apprentices were able to
transfer points for frame sockets and the rabbet (the notch
that the garboard plank fits into) onto the new keel. The
backbone once again came out of the boat for the frame
sockets and rabbet to be cut, and was then returned for
final fitting and fastening.
The Delaware crew is now turning their attention to
the re-framing portion of the project. This will include the
replacement of all floors and both steam-bent and sawn
frames. Apprentices and volunteers have already begun
building a new steam box, and milling the white oak to be
used for the new frames.
To keep up with Delaware’s restoration and CBMM’s
other Shipyard projects, visit cbmmshipyard.org. ★
on the rail
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MEMBER NIGHTS
Adze to Whittling Knife: Chesapeake Boatbuilders as
Decoy Carvers | Member Preview
Date/Time: Friday, April 17, 5–7pm
Location: Waterfowling Building/Small Boat Shed
Cost: Free for CBMM members
Registration: 410-745-4991 or [email protected]
Members of both CBMM and the East Coast Decoy
Collectors Association are invited to this exhibition preview
and reception. Light refreshments will be served. Come
learn how some of the most skilled Chesapeake decoy
carvers were influenced by their work building watercraft for
fishermen, hunters, and boaters.
Lines of the Floating Fleet
Date/Time: Thursday, May 7, 5–7pm
Location: Oystering on the Chesapeake deck
Cost: Free for CBMM members
Registration: 410-745-4991 or [email protected]
CBMM maintains historic vessels, keeping them shipshape
so they look and feel just as they did when they were
workboats. The floating fleet is representative of many of
the distinctive vessels that were developed and used on the
Chesapeake Bay, and they represent a unique part of our
history. Many are rare survivors and represent some of the
last of their types. At this member night, learn all about them
from CBMM’s Shipyard crew and climb aboard and explore
them for yourself.
American Society of Marine Artists
18th National Exhibition
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 3, 5–7pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free for CBMM members
Registration: 410-745-4991 or [email protected]
This exhibition, hosted every three years in museums across
the United States, highlights the works of marine artists
recognized as the best in contemporary marine art by the
American Society of Marine Artists’ juried competition.
Come for our member night and get an exclusive look at the
exhibition with CBMM Chief Curator Pete Lesher.
Sailing, Sailing
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 8, 5–7pm
Location: At Play on the Bay deck
Cost: Free for CBMM members
Registration: 410-745-4991 or [email protected]
There’s no better way to spend a summer evening than
watching sailboat races from the beautiful At Play on the Bay
deck, looking out over Navy Point. Join us once again for a
lovely evening overlooking the Miles River and learning about
this quintessential summer pastime from competitive sailboat
racer Mark Hergan.
Mark Hergan: Photographer
Date/Time: Thursday, Aug. 13, 5–7pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free for CBMM members
Registration: 410-745-4991 or [email protected]
Back by popular demand, Mark Hergan will return to share
his photography from the past year. Mark is an avid sailor
and photographer, and his work captures the unique beauty
of the Chesapeake Bay and the animals, people, and vessels
that call it home.
AFAD SHIPYARD PROGRAMS
Delaware Restoration
Date/Time: Saturdays and Sundays, April 25 & 26,
May 30 & 31, June 7; July 18 & 19; Aug. 22, 10am–4pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $55 for a single day or $95 for a weekend, with a 20%
discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/shipyardprograms
Work with CBMM shipwrights to learn the fundamentals of
boatbuilding, by taking part in the stem-to-stern restoration
of 1912 river tug Delaware. Participants will have the
opportunity to work on the project from lofting to launch.
Throughout the spring and summer months, participants will
steam bend frames and spiel planks that will become the
boat’s hull. Materials are included with registration.
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this program focuses heavily on using hand tools to create
beveled dovetail-joined ends and sides. Materials and tools
are included with registration.
Tool Sharpening
Date/Time: Saturday, July 11, 9am–12:30pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $35, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/toolsharpening
If cared for properly, edge tools can last generations and cut
like new every time. Participants in this workshop will learn
the proper preparation for sharpening and honing hand-
plane irons, chisels, gouges, and other carving tools, Bring
your own tools, sharpening stones, or nothing at all.
Nameboard Basics
Date/Time: Saturday, July 25, 9am–3pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $80, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/nameboardbasics
Join carver and master model maker Ed Thieler to learn
the basic skills needed to carve your very own nameboard.
All materials and basic tools are included with the cost
of registration. Participants must be 16 or older, unless
accompanied by an adult.
Women’s Woodworking (Part II)
Date/Time: Friday–Monday, Aug. 14–17, 9am–5pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $385, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/womenswoodworking2
In this four-day workshop, female participants will expand
on their woodworking and joinery skills by building their
own Adirondack chair. Previous woodworking experience is
required for participation.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Oyster Pirates of the Chesapeake:
A Talk by Author Jamie Goodall
Date/Time: Thursday, April 23, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: $7.50, with a 20% discount for members
Registration: cbmm.org/oysterpirates
March 2018 marked 150 years since the establishment of
Maryland’s “Oyster Navy,” a forerunner of the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources Police. It was a necessary
establishment for dealing with a lucrative, competitive, and
Boat Buying 101
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 6, 6–8pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: $35, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/boatbuying
Thinking of buying a boat but don’t know where to start or
what to look for? Join Taylor Williams, Director of CBMM’s
Charity Boat Donation Program, for a Q&A session on the
most important things to look for when buying a boat.
Cast Your Own Bronze Bell
Date/Time: Saturdays and Sundays, May 16 & 17 and 23 & 24,
9am–4pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $500, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/bellcasting
Cast your very own customized wax bell mold over the
course of two weekends with sculpture artist and Shepherd
University Professor Christian Benefiel. Participants will learn
the intricacies of casting bronze by way of investment or lost
wax, how to set up and work the furnace, and the pouring of
molds. All materials and tools are included with registration.
Women’s Woodworking (Part I)
Date/Time: Saturday and Sunday, June 6–7, 9am–5pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $100, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/womenswoodworking1
Join CBMM’s female shipwrights in this two-day beginner’s
woodworking course for women. Participants will go home
with a working knowledge of how to read a set of plans
and create a material cut list. They’ll also gain hands-on
experience with many of the power an hand tools in the shop
while constructing their very own wooden mallet. No prior
woodworking experience is required. Participants must be 16
or older, unless accompanied by an adult.
Build Your Own Classic Sea Chest
Date/Time: Saturdays and Sundays, June 13 & 14 and 20 & 21,
10am–4pm
Location: Shipyard
Cost: $650, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/seachest
In this four-day workshop held over two weekends, retired
Virginia Military Institute Professor Grigg Mullen will
lead participants in honing their woodworking skills by
constructing their very own 19th-century sea chest. Previous
woodworking experience is strongly recommended, as
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sometimes deadly industry. Jamie Goodall traces the rise
of the oyster pirates in the Chesapeake Bay from the First
Oyster War in 1882 until the death of Berkeley Muse, a
well-respected community leader, in Colonial Beach in 1959.
Goodall’s Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay was released by
History Press this spring.
Boater’s Safety
Date/Time: April 25–26, 9am–1pm; May 13–14, 5–9pm;
June 29–30, 5–9pm; July 11–12, 1–5pm; Aug. 15, 9am–5pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: $25, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/boatersafety
Boater’s Safety Courses teach participants the basics needed to
safely and confidently operate a vessel on Maryland waterways.
Individuals and families with children 10 and older are welcome
to participate. Maryland boaters born after July 1, 1972, are
required to have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education.
Graduates of our two-day Department of Natural Resources-
approved course are awarded a certificate that is good for life.
Chesapeake Requiem: A Talk by Author Earl Swift
Date/Time: Thursday, June 11, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: $12.50, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/chesapeakerequiem
Journalist Earl Swift spent more than a year living on Tangier
Island, recording his experiences in his award-winning book,
Chesapeake Requiem. In this talk, he will share some of those
stories, exploring the impact of sea level rise and climate
change on coastal communities like Tangier and the towns
of the Eastern Shore. Swift has authored seven books and
countless articles; Chesapeake Requiem was released in
paperback this spring.
Volunteer Fair
Dates/Times: Tuesday, June 23, 2–3pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free
Registration: cbmm.org/volunteerfair
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum would not be the
success it is today without the generous commitment of its
dedicated volunteers. CBMM volunteers put their heart into
many facets of CBMM’s operations, including education,
exhibition maintenance, gardening, boatbuilding, marina
operations, administration, and much more. Learn more
about CBMM volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer
Fair—this will also be a great chance to mix and mingle with
current volunteers and staff.
Greeter Training
Dates/Times: Monday, July 27, 9:30am–noon
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free
Registration: [email protected]
Join us for our summer Greeter Training session and learn
the basic information for becoming a CBMM greeter. This
training session will include background information on
CBMM’s history, operations, and exhibitions and will provide
logistical techniques for welcoming guests to campus. If you
enjoy meeting new people and being a friendly face, this
training is right for you!
Volunteer Education Training
Date/Time: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 28 & 29,
9:30am–3:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free
Registration: [email protected]
CBMM volunteers are encouraged to learn more about the
history and environment of the Chesapeake Bay through
this intensive training course. Covering four topics each day,
this training is a prerequisite for new docents and is a great
educational opportunity for all volunteers who interact with
guests on CBMM’s campus.
Docent Training
Date/Time: Monday & Tuesday, Aug. 3 & 4, 9:30am–3:30pm,
and Wednesday, Aug. 5, 9:30am–noon Volunteers interested in becoming a docent must first attend Greeter
Training and all four sessions of Volunteer Education Training.
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium
Cost: Free
Registration: [email protected]
Join us for a volunteer docent training program to learn the
basics for becoming a museum interpreter. Led by CBMM’s
Education team, this program trains volunteers in various
guided experiences that cover everything from the Bay’s
bounty to the lives of Chesapeake watermen, changing
technology over time, and the plants and animals of our
ecosystem. CBMM docents lead a variety of tour programs to
students, adults, and family groups.
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If renting a kayak from CBMM, a PFD will be provided for you.
Strawberry Moon Paddle
Date/Time: Friday, June 5, 7–9pm
Location: Launches from Oak Creek Landing, Newcomb, Md.
Harvest or Corn Moon Paddle
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 6:30–8:30pm
Location: Launches from CBMM’s Fogg’s Landing
Paddle with the President
Date/Time: Thursday, June 25, 5:30–7:30pm (rain date: Friday,
June 26)
Location: Fogg’s Landing
Cost: $20 without kayak rental; $40 with kayak rental; 20%
discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/Greenawaypaddle
Join CBMM President and avid paddler Kristen Greenaway
for a relaxed evening paddle along the Miles River and up
Long Haul Creek. Participants will have a chance to learn
how to paddle using Greenaway’s preferred Greenland
paddle. Bring water and a head lamp, and a PFD if not
renting one of CBMM’s kayaks. If renting a kayak from
CBMM, a PFD will be provided for you.
Log Canoe Cruises
Dates/Times: See schedule below
Location: All cruises depart from CBMM
Cost: $35, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/onthewater
Enjoy a river cruise to watch the log canoe races on the
Miles River from our buyboat, Winnie Estelle, celebrating
its 100th year on the water in 2020! Log canoe races are
a quintessential Chesapeake pastime, and from a shady
spot onboard Winnie’s deck you’ll get an up-close and
exciting look at the action. Amateur photographers, sailing
aficionados, and wooden boat enthusiasts will all find
something to enjoy on CBMM’s log canoe cruises.
Race Schedule
Saturday, June 27, 1:30pm
Sunday, June 28, 9:30am
Saturday, July 25, 1:30pm
Sunday, July 26, 9:30am
Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:30am
and 1:30pm
Saturday, Sept. 19, 9:30am
Sunday, Sept. 20, 9:30am
YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAMS
Lighthouse Overnights
Dates/Times: Fridays and Saturdays, April–June
Location: Hooper Strait Lighthouse
Cost: $40 per person (12-person min/18-person max) Fee includes one overnight stay in the Lighthouse, a dedicated
museum facilitator, the cost of program activities, two days’
admission to CBMM, and a souvenir patch.
Registration: cbmm.org/lighthouseovernights
Your group can spend the night in our 1879 Hooper Strait
Lighthouse! Travel back in time to experience the rustic life of a
lighthouse keeper with hands-on, interactive activities, games,
and stories. Designed for youth groups, children’s organizations,
and scouts, ages 8–12 (and their chaperones), the program
is available on Fridays and Saturdays in the spring and fall,
beginning at 7pm and ending at 9am the following day.
On the weekend of the program, groups may also choose
to add a scenic river cruise aboard the 1920 buyboat Winnie
Estelle at a discounted rate, subject to seasonal availability.
ON-THE-WATER PROGRAMS
Wednesday Night Race Cruises
Dates/Times: Wednesdays, June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 2,
and Oct. 7, 5:30–7:30pm
Location: All cruises depart from CBMM
Cost: $20, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/onthewater
Spend an evening on the Miles River watching the
Wednesday-night sailboat races from the deck of the 1920
buyboat Winnie Estelle. This spectator cruise offers a great
introduction to sailboat racing in a casual but competitive
atmosphere. For extra fun, check out the annual James
Wilson Round the Island Race on Aug. 5, where all boats race
a 6.8-mile course around Herring Island, and the Oct. 7 race,
where the fleet celebrates the end of the sailing season with
a competition to be the “Best Dressed.”
Full Moon Paddles
Date/Time: See schedule below
Location: See below
Cost: $20 without kayak rental; $40 with kayak rental; 20%
discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/paddles
Join us for two sunset paddles designed specifically to wow
your senses. Participants should bring water and a head
lamp, and a PFD if not renting one of CBMM’s kayaks.
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Ecology Cruises
Dates/Times: Thursday, July 16, 10–11:30am, and Tuesday,
Aug. 18, 1–2:30pm
Location: All cruises depart from CBMM
Cost: $20, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/onthewater
Adults and children of all ages are encouraged to join a citizen
science excursion on the Miles River. This up-close and
personal exploration of the Chesapeake Bay’s unique habitat
and ecology offers opportunity for passengers to try their hand
at water testing, and explore the critters on an oyster reef, all
while cruising in the breeze aboard Winnie Estelle.
Intro to Rowing with Eastern Shore Community Rowers
Dates/Times: Saturday, July 18, 9–11:30am or 12-2:30pm
(rain date: Saturday, Aug. 1)
Location: Fogg’s Landing
Cost: $40, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/introrowing
Eastern Shore Community Rowers is excited to host its
second round of introduction to rowing workshops at CBMM
this summer. The program will give participants a taste of
the equipment rowers use, share the physical techniques of
rowing, and provide an opportunity to get on the water in
a rowing shell. Participants should have the ability to swim,
and be physically able to board a low-to-the-water rowing
shell. Please wear comfortable athletic clothing that’s not too
baggy, and bring water and a pair of socks.
Guided Paddle and Tastings
Dates/Times: See schedule below
Location: See below
Cost: $40 without kayak rental; $65 with kayak rental; 20%
discount for CBMM members. Tastings included with registration fee
Registration: cbmm.org/paddles
CBMM staff will lead two kayak paddles around Talbot County
waterways this summer, each concluding with a tasting from
a local business. Participants should dress accordingly, wear
sunscreen, and bring water and any snacks they may need.
Please bring a PFD if bringing your own kayak. If renting a
kayak from CBMM, a PFD will be provided for you.
San Domingo Creek & Eastern Shore Brewing
Good for intermediate paddlers
Date/Time: Sunday, July 26, 9am–1pm
Location: Launches from E. Chew Street, St. Michaels, Md.
Tred Avon River & Scottish Highland Creamery Good for beginner and intermediate paddlers
Date/Time: Saturday, Aug. 8, 9:30am–1:30pm
Location: Launches from Bellevue Boat Ramp, Oxford-
Bellevue Ferry, Royal Oak, Md.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunset Yoga Cruise
Dates/Times: Wednesday, May 20, 6–8pm
(back-up date: Wednesday, May 27)
Location: Patriot Cruises
Cost: $35, with a 20% discount for CBMM members
Registration: cbmm.org/sunsetyoga
Join us for a relaxing yoga class aboard the Patriot on
the beautiful Miles River. Eastern Shore Yoga owner and
instructor Jenn Swaine will lead an hour-long yoga class that
warms up the body and mind with pranayama (breathing
techniques) and held postures. Following the class,
participants will relax during an hour-long cruise up the
Miles River, enjoying the views and the company of others
on board. Full bar and snacks will be available for purchase.
Please bring a yoga mat, water, and a friend.
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